A review by candoreads
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

So far, this was probably my favorite book in the ACOTAR series. Although the pacing is pretty slow for two-thirds of the book, which usually makes me not like a book, once we hit the climax the pacing picks up so much it makes it impossible to put down. I enjoyed seeing the characters from different angles and seeing them work covertly and on the front lines in a war. Usually, battle scenes are hard to read through, but these were actually interesting and easy to follow along with. There was MUCH more LBGTQIA+ representation than I was expecting, and after looking up some fanart of the characters, I think there was more POC representation than I expected as well? Perhaps I've been picturing people wrong. I only gave it a bit under 4 stars because of the slow pacing in the beginning. But the plot is more intricate than the others and I think that's what kept me interested.